| YaYa Diaby | |
| Current Team: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Number: | 0 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 276 |
| Draftyear: | 2023 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 82 |
| Pastteams: |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 38 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 7.5 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 2 |
| Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
| Statlabel6: | Touchdowns |
| Pfr: | DiabYa00 |
YaYa Diaby (born May 30, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Military and Louisville.
Diaby attended North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia.[1]
Diaby attended Georgia Military College for two years before transferring to the University of Louisville.[2] [3] He had 77 tackles and seven sacks at Georgia Military. In Diaby's first year at Louisville in 2020, he started seven of eight games, recording 18 tackles.[4] In 2021, he had 39 tackles and 1.5 sacks.[5] In 2022, Diaby had 37 tackles and nine sacks.[6] After the season, he entered the 2023 NFL draft.
Diaby was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft with the 82nd overall pick.[7] As a rookie, Diaby played in all 17 regular season games and made seven starts. He finished with 38 total tackles (25 solo), one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. He started both of the Buccaneers' postseason games.[8]